Maria Yeung Award established

Dr. Huw Thomas, chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry (left), and
faculty adviser Dr. Kyumin Whang (right) presented the first Maria Yeung Student
Research Award to second-year dental student Jerri Vo (center) at a recent
ceremony. The award of almost $4,000 is given to support a particular student
research project. It is given in memory of Dr. Yeung, associate professor and a
top researcher in pediatric dentistry, who was killed in a traffic accident last
August.